Heartburn

Heartburn (1986)

25/07/1986
Comedy, Drama, Romance
1h 48m

Sex. Love. Marriage. Some people don't know when to quit.

Overview

Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reservations about marriage. They buy a house, have a daughter, and Rachel thinks they are living happily ever after until she discovers that Mark is having an affair while she is waddling around with a second pregnancy.

  • Mike NicholsDirector
  • Nora EphronScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $15,000,000

  • Revenue

    $52,600,000

Keywords

  • infidelity
  • journalist
  • husband wife relationship
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • semi autobiographical

Top Billed Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Rachel

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Mark

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Richard

Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

Vera

Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

Julie

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Arthur

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

Betty

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Rachel's Father

Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

Dimitri

Mamie Gummer

Mamie Gummer

Annie

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